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In a big, new COVID-19-era survey, more than half of all educators and school personnel reported being victimized at work.

As another major election inches closer, Democrats are navigating how TikTok fits into their 2024 campaign strategy, as the social media platform continues to be a top destination for young Americans.

The school board last week terminated the superintendent and the principal of Richneck Elementary School has since left. Now, three weeks later, the school is reopening.

With voters in the swing state of Iowa today joining those in two-dozen other states who can already cast their vote for president, experts say the surge in early voting is necessitating a change in campaign strategy.

Delaware Judge Eric M. Davis, known for his poker face, is overseeing both Dominion Voting Systems' lawsuit against Fox News and a similar case against the conservative TV network Newsmax.

Erie County went from 5,154 domestic violence victims in 2019 to 5,594 in 2023. That’s an increase of nearly 27.9%, and what local experts say is a concerning trend.

Noah speaks with Bill Phillips, a senior editor at Little, Brown about his purchase of the manuscript, "Change of Heart," by Claire Sylvia. The author claims that shortly after she received heart and lung transplants, she began having vivid dreams about the life and identity of the anonymous donor. Little, Brown paid $800,000 for hard and soft-cover rights, and a movie deal is said to be in the works.

Host Bob Edwards talks to Newsweek Reporter Donatella Lorch about the UN embargo on diamond purchases from the rebels fighting to overthrow Sierra Leone's government. The UN hopes the ban will cut funding to the civil war, which has caused thousands of deaths in the West African country. Lorch says that implementing the embargo will be difficult for a variety of reasons.

Researchers estimate that children 19 and younger influenced half a trillion dollars worth of purchases in the U.S. last year. With that kind of buying power on the line, advertisers are eager for help in targeting the nation's youngest consumers. Increasingly, marketers are getting their intelligence from psychologists who use their expertise. NPR's Elaine Korry reports that now, some psychologists are calling for the practice to be banned.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports from London that the British government is facing mounting calls to shut down the Millennium Dome exhibition hall. The Dome's managing commissioners sparked outrage last night when they approved another emergency infusion of cash for the attraction, which cost hundreds of millions of dollars to put up. The constant need for bail-outs has alarmed the Japanese led consortium that had agreed to purchase the Dome.